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The reward miners will receive for processing transactions on the litecoin blockchain halved yesterday, dropping from 50 LTC to 25 LTC.

Agora has announced it will shut down temporarily while it explores defence mechanisms against attacks which could identify its servers and operators.

Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, has denied claims he manipulated account balances while he was running the company.

Support for BIP 100, the scalability fix from core developer Jeff Garzik, is growing as more miners pick sides in bitcoin's block size debate.

Coinbase now allows customers in the UK and Spain to instantly purchase bitcoin using 3D Secure-enabled credit and debit cards. The 3D Secure protocol – developed by Visa – requests users enter a password to confirm their identity with the card issuer. Once verified, customers are able to complete their online purchase. The San Francisco-based company, which […]

A new bitcoin micropayments tool has launched to take aim at the global freelance and on-demand services market.

CoinDesk speaks with Symbiont CEO Mark Smith to learn more about the company's "smart securities" and budding capital markets rivalry with Overstock.

Several officials from India’s central bank have spoken out about cryptocurrencies during recent conference appearances.

Not to be outdone by Stanford, MIT Media Lab has announced its own course to inspire bitcoin's young talent.

Bitcoin XT and Black Monday – CoinDesk takes a look at the topics that have dominated the bitcoin Twittersphere over the past week.

The price of bitcoin on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index has fallen below $200 for the first time since January.

Authorities in Taiwan have reportedly arrested two individuals in connection with bitcoin-focused Ponzi scheme MyCoin.

The price of bitcoin slumped again today after Bitfinex closed its order book, citing issues with its post-trade processing.

BTCS Inc (formerly Bitcoin Shop) lost more money than it made during the first half of this year, according to a recent SEC filing.

A coffee shop located on the campus of Mexico's Universidad de las Américas Puebla is now accepting bitcoin.

Cryptocurrency exchange LakeBTC has enabled GBP and JPY deposits and added the option for customers to trade with the two currencies.

Stanford is joining NYU and Duke University in offering a course on bitcoin – kicking off with a free security webinar tomorrow.

Ranging from the hugely inaccurate to the outrageously funny, here are some of the biggest mainstream media fails to date.

When it announced its blockchain innovation lab earlier this year, UBS caused a ripple of excitement and trepidation. It was a watershed moment: one of the world’s wealthiest investment banks was putting its money, and public image, behind blockchain technology. Not only that, but it would be experimenting deep in the financial heart of London. The […]

Leon Li, founder and CEO of bitcoin exchange Huobi explores the current state of bitcoin in China.

Following last week's doom and gloom, this week's news coverage leaves much to be desired for those seeking slightly more uplifting trends.

Bitcoin is divided. The crux of the issue comes down to a single technical detail: the size of bitcoin’s blocks.

Mining hardware maker Bitmain has claimed its new bitcoin ASIC will be the most power efficient chip available to the public.

Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of the now defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, has been re-arrested on charges of embezzlement.

An Ashley Madison customer has received a blackmail email demanding payment in bitcoin after a massive user data leak.